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This Almond Poppy Coffee Cake takes a beloved Purim dessert and tweaks it. (Micah Siva)
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Move over hamantaschen: Try poppy seed coffee cake as a Purim treat

Micah Siva by Micah Siva February 19, 2026February 19, 2026
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Upcoming events: Purim Palooza. I left a cult.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 17, 2026February 19, 2026
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This week’s events: Torah as ‘resistance.’ Tough conversations. More Tu Bishvat joy.

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight February 2, 2026February 2, 2026
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Vance omits mention of Jews from Holocaust Remembrance Day statement, incensing Jewish critics on both sides of the aisle

by Andrew Lapin January 28, 2026January 28, 2026
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UPDATED: A bushel of Bay Area events for Tu Bishvat, the new year of the trees

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight January 28, 2026January 28, 2026
This roasted cabbage recipe includes a nod to the Seven Species with date and olive salsa. (Micah Siva)
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Celebrate Tu Bishvat with the trendiest veggie of 2026

Micah Siva by Micah Siva January 28, 2026February 19, 2026
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Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight January 27, 2026January 27, 2026
Community leaders stand next to lit memorial candles during the International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the Menorah Center SF on Jan. 25. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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‘Never again’ must be ‘something we do’: S.F. event commemorates Holocaust

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
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When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride. I see pluralism in action.

Rabbi Joshua Ladon by Rabbi Joshua Ladon December 18, 2025December 18, 2025
There are two Chinese joints around the corner from the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland! (Thomas Hawk via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)
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Chinese food and a movie on Christmas? Here are our Bay Area recs

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